[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21598]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081701C]


Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of plan team meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Plan 
Team for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner Crab 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 20-21, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. Third 
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 907-271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on 
Thursday, September 20th, and continue on Friday, September 21st. The 
Plan Team will address the following topics:
    1. Preparation of the 2001 BSAI King and Tanner Crab Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation document.
    2. Review of BSAI King and Tanner Crab survey information and 
guideline harvest levels for 2001-02.
    3. Review of biological seasons in the BSAI King and Tanner Crab 
FMP.
    4. Review of pending Alaska Board of Fisheries and Council 
proposals pertaining to or affecting BSAI king and Tanner crab 
fisheries or stocks.
    5. Progress on Eastern Bering Sea snow crab harvest strategy 
development.
    6. Update on king and Tanner crab research pertinent to BSAI 
stocks.
    7. Discussion of crab essential fish habitat.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 21, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21598 Filed 8-24-01; 8:45 am]
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